Critical access hospital · Oconto, Wisconsin · 10 beds · CMS certification number 521356
Emplify Health Oconto Clinic
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 16, 2026. Twenty years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $1.7M in its first year on file (2006) to $94.1M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $4.6M (2023), $994K (2024), $3.2M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 0.5% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 19.2%.
- BELLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emplify Health Oconto Clinic | 10 | $94,136,802 | $90,914,726 | 3.4% |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital, Merrill | 12 | $34,695,649 | $27,770,418 | 20.0% |
| Cumberland Healthcare, Cumberland | 14 | $31,229,691 | $36,371,432 | −16.5% |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls, Park Falls | 11 | $29,318,621 | $32,156,063 | −9.7% |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Sparta, Sparta | 15 | $51,161,112 | $50,252,040 | 1.8% |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital, Ripon | 15 | $31,969,128 | $35,006,395 | −9.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 113S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,686S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 4.6days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 46.2%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 19.2%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.5%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- BELLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC100%
Indirect owners: BELLIN GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM INC; BELLIN HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Related organizations on its own cost report: BELLIN MEMORIAL, healthcare syst.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics (IA), Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Clinics (MN), Bellin Memorial Hospital (WI), Emplify Health la Crosse Hospital (WI), Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics (WI), Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics (WI), Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics (WI), Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics (WI).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by OCONTO HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 061745397) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $2,960,393 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $504,277 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $2,394,610 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $2,898,887 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $61,506 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.036 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202442279349300919. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by OCONTO HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 061745397) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES HEYKA MD | PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL STAFF | Trustee/director | $365,420 | $0 | $46,589 |
| CRAIG ALWIN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE HONISH | CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOYER MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $513,127 | $0 | $44,470 |
| GERALD OETZEL | BMH CFO (THRU 08/2023) | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IVY VACHON MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $331,589 | $0 | $41,667 |
| JAMES DIETSCHE | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/2022) | Officer | $0 | $624,652 | $34,569 |
| JON SIMMONS MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $357,533 | $0 | $27,032 |
| JULIE BIEBER | VP - OCONTO HOSPITAL | Trustee/director, Officer | $173,704 | $0 | $24,676 |
| LAURA HIEB | BOARD MEMBER/SVP - CNO | Trustee/director | $0 | $333,362 | $25,448 |
| MICHAEL BRENNER MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $361,220 | $0 | $46,330 |
| PAWNEET SINGH MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $526,407 | $0 | $25,295 |
| ROD JOHNSON | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ARNDT | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $93,399 | $31,070 |
| SCOTT RATHGABER | BGHS CEO | Officer | $0 | $1,020,916 | $67,219 |
| SHARLA BAENEN | BMH COO | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $457,331 | $39,616 |
| STEVE LITTLE | BMH CFO (START 08/2023) | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202442279349300919. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 521356. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read March 16, 2026.